“Agüero’s numbers speak for themselves,” Guardiola said towards the end of last year, just before the player became City’s all-time top scorer in his seventh season at the club. City bought him because he also scored a century of goals in just five seasons at Atlético Madrid. At 29 – he turns 30 at the end of the season – Agüero has not only had a long and productive career he also appears to have got the timing just right. Agüero has never been underrated, exactly, but critics have tended not to go overboard with praise either. He has been seen as a component part of City’s success rather than the main attraction, which may have worked to his advantage.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2018 00:56 UTC